Mountain Park Campground, CO

BillyandKris wrote:
Thom02099, Thanks. Cool. We are 8.5 ft. wide, but feel sure we will be OK. I remember driving through there, but not any details. After Mountain Park and hiking we plan to continue on west to Walden and then to west side of Rocky Mountain NP. We are very used to driving in Colorado (even Slugullion Pass LOL)

You're in for a treat! The drive west from Mountain Park to Walden is a beautiful one. West of Rustic, the canyon opens up more, there's meadows and lots of Aspen groves to see, and the colours will be starting to change a bit the higher up you go. Cameron Pass is not difficult at all, just a bit steep on the west side going down, but certainly nothing to compare to Slumgullion! And it's a shorter drop down as well, only a few miles down. You'll go past Ranger Lakes CG, which is where I'll be staying in 2 weekends. Great CG! And the drive on over to Walden is very nice, great views of the mountains around North Park. Heading down to Granby and on to Grand Lake area is also an easy drive, with only Willow Creek Pass -- hardly a noticeable pass by CO standards.

If you're going to be staying at Timber Creek CG in Rocky, I was just over there this past weekend and the place was literally crawling with elk all over the place. AND the CG wasn't full at all on a Saturday, lots of sites still open. Looked for moose but didn't see any, but it was the wrong time of day when I was over there; in the evenings is a good bet to see moose along the Colorado River in that area.

Thom02099, Thanks. Cool. We are 8.5 ft. wide, but feel sure we will be OK. I remember driving through there, but not any details. After Mountain Park and hiking we plan to continue on west to Walden and then to west side of Rocky Mountain NP. We are very used to driving in Colorado (even Slugullion Pass LOL)

BillyandKris wrote:
Was researching USFS Mountain Park Campground off Hwy 14 in Poudre Canyon in Colorado—about 8 miles before Rustic, CO. The campground will accommodate our 30’ fifth wheel. In the RVParkReviews website one guy mentioned “the last 7 miles was white knuckle driving”. We were on this road many years ago, but with a smaller camper. I can’t really figure out what he meant by his comment. Any comments on his comment? Just curious.

If he's a flatlander, then perhaps going through a narrow canyon might be something of a "white knuckle" experience. As Colorado mountain roads go, the Poudre Canyon/CO 14 is not a difficult drive. There are 2 "narrows" areas in the canyon, the "big" narrows and the "little" narrows, determined by their narrowness and length. I drive up there frequently, and will be going up the weekend after Labor Day to the other side of Cameron Pass. The roadway itself is not in the best condition in the lower part of the canyon, and could use a good resurfacing. But difficult? Nope.

As for Mountain Park, that's a really nice place to stay. Some electric sites, showers, and right by the river. Some good hiking and (from what I hear) fishing in the area as well.